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This paper describes team-based care as a model of delivering mental health and substance use disorder treatment in community behavioral health clinics (CBHCs) to improve individual care, population health outcomes and the work experiences of all team members who provide care. The paper also presents five critical elements of the…

Bottom Line: With a July 2022 transition date for 988 implementation fast approaching,significant investments are needed to improve and bolster the suicide prevention,mental health and substance use crisis care continuum.The Ask: Cosponsor and support the passage of the 9-8-8 Implementation Act of 2022(H.R.7116).Additional Resources:Visit SAMHSA’s 988 webpage for…

Bottom Line: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) provide critical care forpeople with mental health and substance use challenges. Every state should have theopportunity to participate in the CCBHC demonstration program.The Ask: Cosponsor and support the passage of the Excellence in Mental Health and AddictionTreatment Act (S. 2069/ H.R.

Bottom Line: Curbing our nation’s overdose epidemic requires removing unnecessary barriers tomedication-assisted treatment (MAT), standardizing prescriber education practicesand expanding access to care for our nation’s most vulnerable populations.The Ask: Cosponsor and support the passage of the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment(MAT) Act (S. 445/H.R. 1384), the Medication Access and Training…

Bottom Line: Nearly 150 million people live in mental health professional shortage areas. We needsolutions now to help expand the workforce in the wake of increased demand. Expandingthe Medicare workforce to include marriage and family therapists, mental health counselorsand peer support specialists will dramatically increase access to lifesaving care for…

In 2014, the bipartisan Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act began to address the desperate demand for treatment of addictions and mental illnesses by establishing criteria for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), which provide a comprehensive range of addiction and mental health services to the communities…

Why do we need the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act?The number of Americans with addiction continues to grow and more must be done to curb the overdose epidemic. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), approximately 20 million Americans aged 12 or older have experienced a substance…